Nock

[nɔk]

/[nɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nock” is uncommon German (frequency #72,778 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,778
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein kleines Deck seitlich der Kommandobrücke (eines größeren Motorschiffes)

Corpus desk

Index DE-nock · Nock · German

Nock · rank #72,778 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,778
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nirwana

Nearest frequency peer: Nirwana (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nock“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nock“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nock
PropertyValue
HeadwordNock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nɔk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,778
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nock“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Nockfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nirwana“ (#72,777), „Normalbetrieb“ (#72,779), „niederknien“ (#72,776). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nock“ bei #72,778. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nock is uncommon German at frequency #72,778 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Nock doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nock, spelled N-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein kleines Deck seitlich der Kommandobrücke (eines größeren Motorschiffes)
  2. 2
    äußeres Ende einer Spiere, eines Rundholzes (an dem zum Beispiel die Segel eines Segelschiffs befestigt sind)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Nock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aus der Nock heraus hat man eine gute Rundumsicht.
  2. „Sie sind aber nicht mit der Nock verbunden, sondern laufen über 2 Blöcke von dort weiter zu den Schiffsseiten herab.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nock"?
"Nock" is spelled N-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [nɔk].
What does "Nock" mean?
As a noun, "Nock" means: ein kleines Deck seitlich der Kommandobrücke (eines größeren Motorschiffes)
How do you pronounce "Nock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nock" is [nɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nock" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nock", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oliv#72,785mien#72,728mice#72,727quam#72,846

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list